June 24 (Thursday)

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Markets
Nasdaq hovers near record levels as factory activity scales new peak | R

Central banks
Fed’s Bostic Says Bond Buying Drawdown Near, Sees Rate Rise in Late 2022 | W
Rising inflation puts Bank of England on the spot | R
Jim Cramer: Fed rate hike won’t fix supply issues in housing market | C

US
Yellen says inflation should be lower than current levels by year end | R
U.S. new home sales tumble to one-year low as prices soar | R
Infrastructure Negotiators Agree to Framework for Package | W
Labor shortfall will become a labor crisis unless Biden acts on immigration | TheHill
Baby bonds: The $60 billion plan to give every American baby $1,000 | C
Biden to replace leader of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after Supreme Court ruling | C

Geopolitics & trade
U.S. bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company | R

Industries & companies
Energy: Amazon and Other Tech Giants Race to Buy Up Renewable Energy | W
Consumer: Amazon’s Prime Day results were more muted than usual this year | C
Consumer: Kraft Heinz exec: Company managing inflation with efficiencies, brand renovation | C

Corporate finance
South Korea’s Answer to Robinhood and Venmo Lands a $7 Billion Valuation | W
Self-Driving Truck Startup Embark to Go Public in $5.2 Billion SPAC Deal | W

Virus
Covid vaccine: CDC group says there isn’t enough data yet to recommend booster shots | C
Asia may be first in, last out of the Covid pandemic, says travel services firm | C
CDC Advisory Group Says ‘Likely Association’ Between mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines and Rare Myocarditis Cases | W
Chinese Covid-19 Gene Data That Could Have Aided Pandemic Research Removed From NIH Database | W

Offbeat
Warren Buffett announces he’s stepping down from the Gates Foundation board | Vox
How PepsiCo is rethinking the office: More remote work. No assigned desks | NN